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On behalf of Japan Government JICA funded the PD Evaluation in Bangladesh. Partner country procedure (Public Procurement Regulations) was followed to conduct the evaluation. A local consulting firm, “Natural Resources Planner (NRP)”, was engaged to prepare the Report.

PRS-HAP Cell, ERD, on behalf GoB, closely monitored and coordinated the whole process of PD Evaluation in close collaboration with DPs in the Working Group.

Using country procurement system helped to ensure that the whole evaluation process would be under the leadership of the Government. GoB ownership in the PD evaluation process was strengthened.

Strengthening coordination between GoB and DPs through active Working Group

Working Group mechanism worked well to jointly implement the evaluation exercise. It helped to enhance coordination between GoB and interested DPs. This Working Group mechanism can be a very effective tool for other PD related issues.

Through the evaluation exercise, i. e. interviews by consultants and workshops, an increasing number of GoB and DP officials are now aware of PD and its commitments.

Through the consultation process, PD focal points of both GoB Ministries/Departments and DPs are now clearer about their own role. GoB has a list of focal points which contributes to other PD-related activities/initiatives.

It also assessed the impact of the aid effectiveness initiatives set against the five axes of the PD and assessment of effects in terms of transaction cost.

The evaluation was managed and coordinated jointly by the GoB and DPs which ensured shared responsibility for the evaluation and would help facilitate implementation of the recommendations of the study.

All stakeholders, including GoB officials, DPs and members of the Civil Society, were associated with the evaluation process which strengthened ownership of the implementation of the PD.

Sharing of the preliminary findings of the evaluation with other countries in an international workshop in South Africa has helped to enrich the study and brought a uniformity with the evaluation framework of other partner countries.

The evaluation was made at a time when the PD was in its early stage of implementation and as such lack of awareness and understanding of the issues relating to the commitments of the PD by different stakeholders posed constraints to the evaluation.

The evaluation team had to face a challenging situation due to the above constraints and also the lack of exposure of the members of the evaluation team to such types of evaluation.

It actually caused delay in procurement process, which makes everybody understand that alignment to country procurement system is in fact not easy and simple, and much needs to be done to make it really workable for both GoB and DPs.

The evaluation report has been extensively used by the GoB in its preparation for the 3rd HLF in Accra and has helped the Bangladesh team to raise some of the important issues* in the forum that need to be addressed urgently by both DPs and partner countries to improve aid effectiveness.

(* Donor conditionalities, Joint analytical work, Joint mission, Reduction in parallel PIUs were the issues discussed in 3rd HLF. These were also reflected in the Accra Agenda for Action (AAA).